"AC converted" - Clean CN AC44C6M 3302 leads CN A431 northbound into the yard. This locomotive was built as CN 2582
Railroad
Canadian National Railway
Class
GE AC44C6M
Road Number
CN 3302
Line/Subdivision
CN Centralia subdivision
Location
Irvington, Illinois, USA
Date Taken
April 23, 2023
Date Uploaded
April 24, 2023
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"AC converted" - Clean CN AC44C6M 3302 leads CN A431 northbound into the yard. This locomotive was built as CN 2582
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GE AC44C6M
The GE AC44C6M is a refurbished Dash 9 locomotive from GE Transportation Systems that has 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) of AC-traction. Since September 2015, GE (now Wabtec), American Motive Power, Inc., and Norfolk Southern Railway's Juniata and Roanoke Shops have been doing AC44C6M rebuilds. The AC44C6M replaces the Dash 9's DC traction motors with alternating current GE 5GEB13B7 traction motors while keeping the 16-cylinder 7FDL-16 prime mover that was previously used in the core locomotive. The rebuilds still contain the original Dash 9 units' underframe, engine, and radiator compartments, but they have new wide-nosed cabins, a new front hood section, and a new inverter cabinet. The cost of converting a vintage Dash 9 locomotive into an AC44C6M is only 50–60% of purchasing a brand new Tier-4 Compliant locomotive. In comparison to an un-rebuilt Dash 9, the AC44C6M is found to have an improvement of 17% in fuel efficiency, 30% improvement in reliability, and a 55% improvement in haulage capability according to Wabtec.
CN 3302 is a class GE AC44C6M and is pictured in Irvington, Illinois, USA. This was taken along the CN Centralia subdivision on the Canadian National Railway. Photo Copyright: Blaise Lambert uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 04/24/2023. This photograph of CN 3302 was taken on Sunday, April 23, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
